Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2022 August 17

= August 17 =

Anyone recognize this movie?
I'm thinking of a black-and-white movie, probably from the 1940s or 1950s, which I've seen on TV but don't remember very well. The primary setting is a mansion on a large country estate in the US, probably New England. I think someone is visiting the estate not realizing that the owner is a villain. The estate is surrounded by a fence and at one point someone has to get through this fence without being seen by guards. I also recall that the road to reach the mansion goes over a small bridge which collapses at some point, probably intentionally. Finally, the estate also has a guest house or some such building, which at the end of the movie is destroyed by fire. I thought the villain might have been a Nazi (postwar) and might have been played by George Sanders, but I haven't found anything that matches. Anyone have a good guess? --174.95.81.219 (talk) 08:15, 17 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Have you searched through Category:Films set in New England? --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  22:49, 17 August 2022 (UTC)


 * There are too many for me to work that way. Thanks for the idea, though. --174.95.81.219 (talk) 10:55, 18 August 2022 (UTC)


 * How badly do you want to know? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 11:45, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * How helpful will you be if I answer that? --174.95.81.219 (talk) 18:10, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * You raised the question, someone advised you of a possible way to figure it out, and you won't do it. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:28, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Knock it off, Bugs. That "possible" way requires opening over 600 Wikipedia pages to look for one that fits, and it only works if I was right about New England.  I asked if anyone recognized the movie or had a good guess. --174.95.81.219 (talk) 06:36, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * In the time you've spent arguing about it, you could have been reviewing those articles. It again raises the question of how badly you want to know the answer. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 10:40, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * No it doesn't. --Viennese Waltz 11:21, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes it does. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:07, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not arguing, I'm asking a question. You're arguing. --174.95.81.219 (talk) 20:22, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to argue anymore until you've paid. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:55, 19 August 2022 (UTC)


 * It was Rebecca...or was it? InedibleHulk (talk) 04:23, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * That's a good guess, but no. Earlier I said I thought the villain might be an ex-Nazi; I'm pretty sure that he wanted power over masses of people somehow, rather than the crime being a personal one as in Rebecca. --174.95.81.219 (talk) 06:36, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, a supervillain. Helmut Dantine played quite a few Nazis, possibly some exes, with big plans for decent society. Might narrow the hunt down a bit. InedibleHulk (talk) 08:20, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Your last point above probably removes this from contention, but is there any chance it's Another Thin Man? It's been too long since I saw it, but it hits several of the points you had in your original post. Matt Deres (talk) 15:31, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * No, I'm sure it didn't have a series character like Nick Charles in it. But thanks. --174.95.81.219 (talk) 20:22, 19 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Could it be a version of The Most Dangerous Game? —Tamfang (talk) 03:22, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Sadly, no. The other thing I know about this movie is that I had it mixed up in my mind with The Stranger, which in fact I only saw for the first time quite recently.  Hmm.  It now occurs to me that the title I'm looking for might be similar, so I should have mentioned that confusion. --174.95.81.219 (talk) 22:36, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * How synchronistic. I saw The Stranger on TV about 60 years ago, but all I ever remembered of it was the ending. Then I came across a DVD in a shop last week, and watched it just 3 days ago. I had no memory that one of my favourite actors, Edward G. Robinson, was in it. --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  22:42, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Documentary help
Dear Sir/madam of Wikipedia,

I am a new user on wiki & i am learning and focusing to create new articles, I have finished my draft version and would like to submit it for a review but I have no idea how I am able to this, please advice me or do this for me, thank you,

The link to my draft article is below

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Life_After_War_:_Iraq_(film)?markasread=254278387&markasreadwiki=enwiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mynameismaria (talk • contribs) 16:05, 17 August 2022 (UTC)


 * You can sign your posts by typing four tildes (like ~); see Signatures. Above your draft article there is now a huge grey box that starts with Draft article not currently submitted for review. The bottom line of that grey box has a blue button that says, Simply click that button.  --Lambiam 16:53, 17 August 2022 (UTC)


 * BTW, if you need any further help, the best place is Teahouse, the home of friendly advice for new editors. Alansplodge (talk) 20:18, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
 * By the way, if you'd condescend to use internal link syntax – Draft:Life After War : Iraq (film) – the link would be more legible, and those of us who dislike “.m.” links would be happier. —Tamfang (talk) 03:25, 21 August 2022 (UTC)